Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 106 · 40 questions

Tip (S-T-A-R): Situation = the background (where, when). Task = your goal or responsibility. Action = what you did, step by step. Result = the outcome, with a number if you can. Spend most of the answer on the Action, and say “I”, not only “we”. Use STAR for questions that begin “Tell me about a time…” or “Give an example of…”.

1. 1.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
4. 4.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Talent (c) Team (d) Task
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
8. 8.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Skill (c) Situation (d) Story
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reason (c) Reply (d) Review
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
17. 17.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what changed in the end? (a) what you had to do (b) what changed in the end
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Ability (c) Attitude (d) Action
26. 26.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
28. 28.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what you had to do? (a) the steps you took (b) what you had to do
33. 33.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
35. 35.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
39. 39.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task

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